Timothy Jones, accused of murdering his 5 children, described as ‘responsible’ in divorce papers

A view of the home of Timothy Ray Jones is shown, in Redbank, S.C. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Authorities expect to charge Jones in connection with the deaths of his five children after he led officers to a secluded clearing in Alabama where their bodies lay wrapped in individual garbage bags. Police in South Carolina and Mississippi say Jones Jr. has been charged with child neglect and that police expect to lodge additional charges against him. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)
A view of the home of Timothy Ray Jones is shown, in Redbank, S.C. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Authorities expect to charge Jones in connection with the deaths of his five children after he led officers to a secluded clearing in Alabama where their bodies lay wrapped in individual garbage bags. Police in South Carolina and Mississippi say Jones Jr. has been charged with child neglect and that police expect to lodge additional charges against him. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)
A view of the home of Timothy Ray Jones is shown, in Redbank, S.C. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Authorities expect to charge Jones in connection with the deaths of his five children after he led officers to a secluded clearing in Alabama where their bodies lay wrapped in individual garbage bags. Police in South Carolina and Mississippi say Jones Jr. has been charged with child neglect and that police expect to lodge additional charges against him. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Records describe a South Carolina man who has confessed to killing his five children as a highly intelligent, responsible father who was given primary custody after a messy divorce.

Divorce records say 32-year-old Timothy Ray Jones Jr. was an Intel engineer and made more than $70,000 a year. The file says his wife didn’t work outside the home or have a driver’s license.

Jones and his wife divorced in October, and records note his wife was having an affair with a neighbor. Jones was given primary custody, and the therapist called him a “responsible father.”

Authorities say Jones will be charged with murder when he’s returned to South Carolina. He led authorities to the children’s bodies along a rural Alabama road on Tuesday after his arrest in Mississippi.